Saddle



July 21, 1925. 1,546,909

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Applicationfiled Eleptember 6, 1924:. Serial No. 736,200.

provements in Saddles, of which the followmg is a specification.

This invention rclatesto saddles and more particularly to a saddle for motor-cycles, bicycles and similar vehicles, and has for its primary object to provide a rear end cushioning system for such saddles of simple and durable construction and high operating efliciency.

It is another object of the invention to provide an improved mounting and arrangement of the compression and tensioning springs of the cushioningsystem between the real-end ofthe saddle top and the supporting frame thereforflvhereby shock, jar or vibration will be most effectively absorbed andthe ease, comfort and sense of se curity of the rider appreciably increased.

Nith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved sad- I die, and in the form, construction and relative arrangement of its severalparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustratedinthe accompanying drawings and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims. g

In the drawings wherein it have shown several simple and practical embodiments of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in sec tion, illustrating one embodiment of the present improvements;

' Figure 2 is arear section; and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure'2, showing a slightly modified form of the device.

. In the construction illustrated in the ac companying drawings, the saddle top 5 may 'be of any conventional form and construcend elevation partly in ments and may be of any preferred type.

The form rd ends of thesebars 7 whichare relatively close to each other, have secured between them one end of the front spring 9,

the other end of which extends beneath the forward end of the cantle plate 61'and is rigidly fixed thereto by a suitable bolt indicated at 1 0.

Rearwardly ofthe post'clamping device 8, the bars "5" are offset and more widely spaced apart, as clearly shown in Figure 2 of thedrawings, the rear extremities of said bars being connected with each other by a suitable'yoke member 11, said bars and the ends of the yoke member having coinciding openings to receive the connecting bolts 12 which have the clamping nuts 13 threaded upon their inner ends.

In suitable spaced clips 14, fixed to the underside of the cantleplate 6 adjacent the, rear end thereof, the interinediate ortion ofan inverted U-shaped rod 15 is pivotally engaged. The spaced vertical arms 16 of this rod extend downwardly at the outer sides of the rear ends ofthe respective frame bars 7. Upon the lower end of each depend 111g arm 16 of the rod 15, a sleeve 17 is loosely engaged, said sleeve being retained upon said arm by the collar 18 and pin 19. However, if desired, nuts or any suitable means may be substituted for these collars to prevent the downward movement ofthe sleeve with respect to the arm '16.

The lower end of each sleeve 17 has its wall reduced in thickness and formed, with a cup-shaped annular flange 20 which receives an eye 21 formed on the lower end of the tension spring 22 which surrounds said sleeve. This spring and the sleeve 17 are approximately the same length, and the upper end coil of said spring is alsopro-' vided with an eye 23 which is engaged upon the bolt 12 betweenthe head thereof and the outer side of one of theframearms 7 and is securely clamped against said arm the nut 13. Preferably, a washer plate 24 is interposed between the upper side of the eye 21 and an annular shoulder25 on the lower end of the sleeve 17. a

The upper end of the sleeve 17 is also reduced to provide a shoulder 26 thereon upon which the washerplateil'i" is engaged. This washer provides a seat for the lower end coil of a compression spring28 which on tends around theive'rtical arm? 16 of the rod 15 between said sleeve and the transverse portion 15 of said rod. The upper end coil of this compression spring is vertically ex tended as at 29 and engaged against the underside of the cantle plate 6 of the saddle seat, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, thus insuring a straight vertically applied pressure upon the upper end coil of the compression spring which will be transmitted through the other spring coils to the sleeve 17. Accordingly, said spring will exert little or no lateral pressure upon the upper end of said sleeve which would tend to cause a pivotal or swinging movement of the rods 15 in the clips 14.

In Figure 3 of the drawings, 1 have illustrated a slightly different form of the device wherein the compression spring 28 is of greater length and extends through the tension spring 22, the lower end coil of said compression spring being seated upon the eye 21 which is connected to the lower end of said sleeve. Otherwise the construction of this alternative embodiment of the device is the same as that previously described.

In either form of the invention herein referred to, it will be evident that the vertical movement of the rear end of the saddle seat is effectively cushioned by the compression and tension springs.

In the operation of the device, it will be seen that in the first downward movement of the rear end of the saddle seat, the vertical arms 16 of the rod 15 move through the sleeves 17 which are supported by the tension springs 22, thereby compressing the springs 28 or 28, as the case may be. After these springs have been compressed, they transmit pressure through the sleeves 17 to the lower ends of the tension springs and thus expand said springs so that the con tinued or further downward movement of the rear end of the saddle seat is resisted by said tension springs. Since as above e:-: plained, the compression springs exert a direct downward vertical force upon the sleeves 17, the compression springs 22 will promptly respond when the saddle seat is subjected to a very heavy weight or pressure, as is occasioned for instance upon the wheels of the cycle passing over ruts, rocks or other major obstructions in the roadway. Thus it will be appreciated that my new saddle cushioning means will very effectively absorb shocks or jars which would otherwise be transmitted through the cycle to the saddle seat to the great discomfort of the rider. At the same time, it will be seen that my present improvements provide a cushioning system for such saddles which is quite simple in its construction, rugged and durable, and capable of production at nominal cost.

Vi hile I have herein illustrated and described several practical examples of my eeaeoe present improvements, it will nevertheless be understood that the device is susceptible of 'embodiment in many other alternative forms, and therefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes in the form, construction and relative arrangement of the several detail parts thereof as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

1 claim:

1. A saddle including a saddle top, a su, porting frame therefor connected at its forward end to the saddle top, arms depending from the rear end of the saddle top, tension springs surrounding the respective arms and connected at their upper ends to said frame, said arms moving through said springs without expanding the same in the initial downward movement of the rear end of the saddle seat, and compression springs surrounding said'arms and compressed in such initial movement of the seat end and thereafter transmitting a direct vertical thrust to the lower end coils of the tension springs in the further downward movement of the seat end to expand the latter.

2. In a saddle, a saddle top, a longitudinal supporting frame connected at its forward end to said saddle top, arms depending from the saddle top at the outer side of said frame, a sleeve loosely engaged upon the lower end of each of said arms, tension springs having their lower end coils connected to the respective sleeves and having their upper end coils connected to said frame, compression springs surrounding said arms and resisting the initial downward movement of the rear end of the said seat, said arms'moving through said sleeves without expanding the tension springs in such initial movement of the seat, the lower ends of said compression springs being engaged with said sleeves to apply a direct vertical pressure upon the lower coils of the tension springs in the continued downward movement of the seat end to expand the latter springs.

8. In a saddle, a saddle top, a longitudinal supporting frame connected at its forward end to said saddle top, arms depending from the saddle top at the outer side of said frame, a sleeve loosely engaged upon the lower end of each of said arms, tension springs having their lower end coils connected to the respective sleeves and having their upper end coils connected to said frame, compression springs surrounding said arms and resisting the initial downward movement of the rear end of the said seat, said arms moving through said sleeves without expanding the tension springs in such initial movement of the seat, the lower end coils ofsaid compression springs having bearing engagement upon the upper ends of said sleeves to urge the sleeves dgwnnseeeoe forward end with the saddle top, spaced arms depending from the rear end of the saddle top, tension springs surrounding said arms and fixed at their upper ends to said frame, and means for expanding said tension springs in the downward movement of the rear end of the saddle by the transmission of a direct vertical thrust to the lower end coilsof said springs, said means comprising compression springs surrounding the respective arms and having bearing contact at their upper ends against the underside of the saddle seat.

5. A saddle including a saddle seat, a supporting frame therefor connected at its forward end to said seat, a id-shaped rod pivotally mounted upon the underside of the saddle seat at its rear end and having spaced arms depending at opposite sides of said frame, a tension spring surrounding the lower end of each arm connected at its upper end to the frame and means for resisting the initial downward movement of the rear end of the saddle seat, comprising compression springs surrounding said depending arms and arranged to impart a thrust in a direct vertical line upon the lower end of said tension springs to expand the latter in the continued downward movement of the seat end, the upper end coils of said compression springs being vertically extended and engaged against the underside of the saddle seat.

a in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name hereto.

HENRY MESINGER. 

